BlackBerry CEO John Chen wants you to know that his newly unveiled Passport smartphone won’t fold under pressure. The bent aluminium body of the iPhone 6. Screenshot by Claire Reilly/CNET “I challenge you to bend the Passport,” Chen said at the company’s launch event for the device. Chen was quick to bring up the issue, …
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The BlackBerry Passport may be just the kind of crazy the embattled company needs to get back into the smartphone conversation. The Passport is BlackBerry’s attempt to break out of the norm. But will anyone pay attention? CNET The squat smartphone, with its 4.5-inch square display and unique triple row of physical keys, is eye-catching. But whether the unorthodox look …
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Droid still does. Verizon and Motorola team up for another Droid smartphone. Verizon Wireless Verizon Wireless’s premier smartphone franchise, the Droid line, will get a new sibling when the carrier unveils another Droid smartphone next month, according to people familiar with the launch plans. The exact date hasn’t yet been determined. The latest Droid will be built by Motorola Mobility, …
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There are 180 billion reasons why Sony should get out of the smartphone business. The Xperia Z3 is Sony’s latest flagship smartphone, part of a line that’s found mixed success in the marketplace. CNET That’s the amount in yen ($1.67 billion) that the Japanese consumer-electronics conglomerate had to write off from its mobile division, the latest proof that its Xperia …
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ZTE’s ZMax is a jumbo-size smartphone at an affordable price. Lynn La/CNET NEW YORK — ZTE may be one step closer to its breakout moment in the US. The Chinese smartphone and telecommunications-equipment manufacturer will partner with T-Mobile to bring out its latest smartphone, the jumbo-size ZMax. More importantly, ZTE said that starting with the ZMax, every device in the …
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John Legere, CEO of T-Mobile, speaks at an Uncarrier event in SF on September 10, 2014. Josh Miller/CNET SAN FRANCISCO — Sprint may boast more subscribers than T-Mobile, but John Legere doesn’t even regard Sprint as his competition. In an interview, the outspoken T-Mobile CEO reiterated his goal of surpassing Sprint as the nation’s third-largest wireless carrier later this year. …
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AT&T’s Ralph de la Vega is talking up Wi-Fi calls while slamming rivals’ “exploding plans.” Roger Cheng/CNET AT&T will embrace Wi-Fi calling in 2015, according to a top-level executive. The carrier has long been a proponent of Wi-Fi and already partners with companies to offer public Wi-Fi areas for customers, noted Ralph de la Vega, CEO of the company’s mobility …
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Apple wasn’t the only company that had a good day. AT&T broke a record of its own. The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus have drawn in many interested buyers, scoring record pre-orders for both Apple and AT&T. CNET “This is our biggest Phone, preorder launch day ever,” said Glenn Lurie, CEO of AT&T Mobility, in a statement. This follows …
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LAS VEGAS — HTC still wants in on the wearables game, even after Apple made its big move. The Apple Watch, pictured here, may not be the only smartwatch to debut early next year. Video screenshot by Amanda Kooser/CNET The Taiwanese smartphone maker is still working on a smartwatch and plans to release it in early 2015, according to people …
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The 2015 Audi Q3’s features will include an HSPA+ wireless connection. Audi LAS VEGAS — AT&T is hooking up another Audi car with a wireless connection, as well as making it part of AT&T’s Mobile Share family data plan. The 2015 Audi Q3 crossover vehicle is the second model from the automaker to get a connection, following the 2015 A3 …
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